"I shall have you think what to say on all the gifts, Bob. I must show you the box of cards. It is only a correspondence-card box, with the white cards to fit, but I'm sure that Alice will like her new cook book. Then for Mary and Eleanor I have made card-table covers. Mary's is of white Indian head—just a square of it, bound with white tape and with white tape at the corners for tying it to the table. It is to have a white monogram. Eleanor's is linen-colored and is bound in green with a green monogram. Hers is finished and I shall finish Mary's this evening—that is, if you will read to me while I work!"
"Hurray!" said Bob. "What shall I read? Mark Twain?"
For dinner that night they had:
Baked Ham Baked Potatoes
Corn Bread Butter
Cranberry Sauce
BETTINA'S RECIPES
(All measurements are level)
Baked Ham (Three portions)
2/3 lb. slice of ham one inch thick
1 C-milk
1 T-flour
1 T-water
Cover the ham with boiling water and let it stand ten minutes. Remove from the pan, and place the ham in a pan just large enough to hold it. Cover with the milk. Place in a moderate oven and bake thirty minutes. More milk may be added if necessary. When the ham is done, add more liquid (enough to make one-half a cup). Mix flour with water. Add the hot milk to this slowly. Heat and cook one minute. Serve with the ham.
Corn Bread (Three portions)